Stair Makeover Help
Katie F
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Need help on stairs makeover
Comments (6)I agree with gregmills. Years ago my sister bought a townhouse and wanted Oak on the stairs and second floor. Upon removing the carpet we found Pine on the treads very similar to what you have. It was lightly sanded, stained and coated with polyurethane. Your only challenge is likely to be getting a color darker than your floor. You'll probably have to look into using an aniline dye stain for the base coat, an oil stain on top of that then coats of clear for protection. That challenge will be much smaller than adding wood over what you have or replacing the existing treads with Oak, since the balusters would require removal to do so. The only negative I see is that the wood is fairly soft but I think that outweighs the benefits....See MoreStair makeover after flood. Need advice please
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Comments (8)The treads are hardwood only on the edges. I had a house like that once. It's a less expensive way to build a staircase. You can replace the treads and make the entire tread hardwood or recarpet. Making the entire tread hardwood gets complex because you have to remove the balusters aka spindles and replace them on the new tread. I'd get pricing on changing the treads and on replacing the carpet and then decide how much you don't like it. You may learn to love it! My guess is that if the treads aren't full hardwood, there is no hardwood under the carpet. That makes it tricky when you want to change carpet at the top. If you're serious about changing it and want to spend the $$, I'd go to a good carpet store, likely an independently owned one not a chain, and get advice on options. But I"m in the camp of, the carpet is probably an expensive one and it looks in good shape....See MoreStair-nosing: hardwd stair top level subflr help Laying hrdwd?
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